There are 4 ways to get from China to Chiang Rai by plane, train, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Hong Kong International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
best- Fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane HKG - CEI
8h 32m฿4,179–10,991Train, ferry, Local Bus
cheapest- Take the train from Chongqing West to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Luang Prabang stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Luang Prabang to Huay Xaiferry
- Take the bus from Chiang khong to Chiang Raibus
27h 2m฿4,112–8,335Fly Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
- Fly from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane CAN - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Raibus
12h 1m฿4,165–9,232Fly Hong Kong International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
- Fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane HKG - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Raibus
11h 46m฿4,459–11,481
Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from China to Chiang Rai is to train and ferry and Local Bus which costs ฿4100 - ฿8500 and takes 27h 2m.
The fastest way to get from China to Chiang Rai is to fly which takes 8h 32m and costs ฿4100 - ฿11000.
The distance between China and Chiang Rai is 1554 km.
It takes approximately 8h 32m to get from China to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
There are 411+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between China and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
Thai AirAsia, Thai Airways International, and five other airlines fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) every 4 hours.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,700–13,000
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–15,000
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–15,000
Bus from Chiang khong to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿65
- Website
- asocialnomad.com
Ferry from Luang Prabang to Huay Xai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿310–800
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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